Excelling in the realm of innovation
CUHK’s excellence in research and innovation is once again recognised in international and national awards.
CUHK researchers from multiple disciplines have won a total of 26 awards at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2023, including six Gold Medals with Congratulation of the Jury, the most among all participating institutions from Hong Kong, and two special prizes, namely the Prize of the International Federation of Inventors’ Association and the Prize of Saudi Arabian Delegation. These remarkable achievements at the world’s largest exhibition devoted exclusively to inventions are a testament to CUHK’s cutting-edge innovations that bring tangible benefits to the world.
Besides, three scientific research projects conducted by CUHK researchers have received Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) 2022 from China’s Ministry of Education, including a first-class and two second-class awards in natural sciences. CUHK is the leading local higher education institution in terms of the number of awards. The project given the first-class award in Natural Sciences is on colorectal cancer led by Prof. Jun Yu, Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics. The two projects given the second-class award in Natural Sciences are in the areas on AI for medical image analysis led by Prof. Pheng-ann Heng, Director of Institute of Medical Intelligence and XR; and vacuolar degradation pathways in plants jointly led by Prof. Liwen Jiang, director of the Centre for Cell and Developmental Biology, CUHK, and Dr. Gao Caiji from South China Normal University.
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